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Living in Kotzebue, AK

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What's it like living in Kotzebue?

Kotzebue has a Livability Score of 48_/100, which is considered poor
Kotzebue crime rates are 40% lower than the Alaska average
Cost of living in Kotzebue is 1% higher than the Alaska average

What do the locals think about Kotzebue?

Family friendly

Public transit is accessible

Walkable to grocery stores

Yards are well-kept

Lots of parks

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

A quiet area

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An Adventure in the Arctic 2 rating By Anonymous ( Jun 17, 2020) I lived in Kotzebue from 2004 to 2008. Most people move there for work as there are a number of jobs, and since it is remote, they all pay quite well. If you love the outdoors, you might love Kotzebue: lots of places to snowmobile in winter, in summer you can canoe, boat, fish, c ...Read More ollect blueberries, camp. Some people still use dogsleds there and there are dogsled races and snow mobile races. The area is about 85% Native Alaskan (Eskimo) and they are polite but don't quickly make friends with outsiders, as they fear you will probably move away in a few years (many that come to work don't stay). Yes, this place is freaking cold in winter (-20 to -50 F) for weeks. Short dark winter days, but gloriously long days in the summer (24 hour daylight). There is a lot of crime, but not usually violent (and mostly due to drinking alcohol; feels a little like the wild west). I felt safe there. Not much to do there, unless you like Bingo and high school basketball. Or you have cable tv / internet. No shopping to speak of, just a few stores and prices are outrageous. Maybe 4 or 5 restaurants in town, but we'd gotten food poisoning from all of them at one time or another (but we still risked it). Housing is super expensive and hard to find, so look into that before you take a job there. But overall, I'd do it again--just for the great Alaskan adventure! Read Less

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D- Kotzebue Amenities

Are there many local amenities in Kotzebue? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

Parks

June Nelson Playground

Rainbow Park

Entertainment

Northwest Arctic Heritage Center

Food & Drink

Bayside Inn Restaurant

Arctic Tern Restaurant & Espresso

Empress Chinese Restaurant

Maniilaq Health Center Cafeteria

Nullagvik Restaurant

F Kotzebue Commute

Is public transit available in Kotzebue? Of all people who commute, 0.3% take public transportation in Kotzebue.

Drive to Work

27%

49% lower than the US average

Take Public Transit

0%

5% lower than the US average

Walk to Work

39%

36% higher than the US average

F Kotzebue Cost of Living

What is the cost of living in Kotzebue? The cost of living in Kotzebue is 129/100 - which is 1% higher than Alaska.

29% more expensive than average

28% more expensive than average

National cost of living index

F Kotzebue Crime

What is the crime rate in Kotzebue? Kotzebue crime rates are 1,869, which are 40% lower than Alaska

1,869 per 100k people

20% lower than the US average

Chance of being a victim

20% lower than the US average

Year-over-year crime

Year over year crime is down

D- Kotzebue Employment

What is the median income in Kotzebue? The median income in Kotzebue is $85,278 which is 15% higher than Alaska.

Median household income

$85,27854% higher than the US average

Income per capita

$29,5231% lower than the US average

Unemployment rate

100% higher than the US average

F Kotzebue Health & Safety

Is Kotzebue a healthy and safe place to live? No, there are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,

Hospitals

Maniilaq Medical Center

Pharmacies

Doctors

Arctic Chiropractic

A- Kotzebue Housing

What are Kotzebue home prices? Kotzebue home prices are $194,900 - which is 24% lower than Alaska

Median home value

$194,9006% higher than the US average

Median rent price

$1,43051% higher than the US average

29% lower than the US average

F Kotzebue Schools

Does Kotzebue have good schools? The Kotzebue graduation rate is 76% - which is 13% lower than Alaska

High school grad. rates

9% lower than the US average

School test scores

100% lower than the US average

Student teacher ratio

8% lower than the US average

F Kotzebue User Ratings

Is Kotzebue a good place to live? Kotzebue has an overall rating of 22% from 3 reviews.

Overall user rating

3 total ratings

User reviews rating

1 total reviews

User surveys rating

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